June | 2016 | | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

BDA keeps steel flyover on hold after drawing flak from citizens

June 30, 2016 Navya P K

Citizens, architects and urban experts have criticised this project. The ambitious steel flyover project is on hold for now.

The deathtraps on Bengaluru’s footpaths this rainy season

June 30, 2016 News Desk

What do you do when you see broken footpaths?

Garbage piles in Bengaluru: How to fix the root cause

June 29, 2016 Sandya Narayanan

The plight of workers working in garbage collection is miserable. Fed up with broken system, BBMP is mulling a change in the garbage collection and transportation system.

Pavement Perorations – Part 2: Can pavements be used for walking?

June 28, 2016 Suchitra Deep

I kind of got hooked on this quiz thingy. And while it is a bit strange to be asking and answering the questions myself, I love the fact that I know all the answers. My

Open letter to CM Siddaramaiah: Bring Subodh Yadav back!

June 26, 2016 Sandya Narayanan

To the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Sri Siddaramaiah, To the Minister, Sri K J George Sir, Citizen Petition: #BringBackSubodhYadav This is a tipping point. We citizens of Bengaluru who have been working on bringing in

People rally behind IAS officer transferred from BBMP

June 24, 2016 News Desk

IAS officials get transferred every now and then. But it’s different this time—people are rallying behind an officer, Subodh Yadav, who was working on setting right garbage problem in Bengaluru.

Will Bengaluru win the smart city battle?

June 23, 2016 Akshatha M

While everyone believed Bengaluru was out of the smart city race, the city has got a chance to vie for the tag by proposing area-based development. Citizen feedback has been solicited for the project.

Bengaluru this week: Few places for young athletes to train ; Footpaths or deathtraps?; Help for home buyers

June 23, 2016 News Desk

Dear Reader, Hello again from Citizen Matters team! We’re back with our newsletter, to bring you news and analysis from this week. Before you get into the main newsletter, do read this piece by a

Pavement perorations – Part 1: The Footpath Quiz

June 23, 2016 Suchitra Deep

I have this thing for pavements. Actually, I have a thing for many things, but the current thing is pavements. Let me tell you, this was not something I took to in a rush. It

Want to be an athlete? Bengaluru isn’t the place for you!

June 22, 2016 Akshatha M

A city with 1/6th of the state’s population, yet Bengaluru cannot produce high performing athletes. Why?

New group to help home buyers in Bengaluru

June 21, 2016 News Desk

Here’s a group that will help home buyers get right guidance on the legalities of home buying and inform them of their rights and duties of builders.

Here’s how you can stop dry waste from littering commercial areas

June 19, 2016 Sandya Narayanan

Bengaluru did not have public bins, and bins have been a bone of contention among solid waste management enthusiasts working to solve the problem. Are bins the only solution for black spot problem? Or is there any alternative?

Bengaluru: epitome of urban destruction

June 16, 2016 Ranjeet Menon

How did Bengaluru change over the years? What makes people predict that the city be dead in next five years? Some thoughts.

This Aadhar centre has neither power, nor manpower!

June 16, 2016 Kalyani

Can there be some help for old and handicapped people in Aadhar centres? Can these enrollment centres be equipped with more staff and infrastructure?

Why do schools hike fee? How a layout near Sarjapur Road layout solved water woes Monsoon & dengue help

June 15, 2016 News Desk

Hello again from Citizen Matters team! We’re back with our newsletter, to bring you more news and analysis. And our most popular story of the week – how this Sarjapur Road layout solved their

Ad reforms in BBMP: How many more miles to go?

June 14, 2016 Akshatha M

Why is BBMP unable to remove the illegal hoardings, at the same time not able to make any money from them? Is there anything that can be done to solve the problem? Last part of the series.

BMTC plans smart card for transit in Bengaluru

June 14, 2016 News Desk

After the half-baked Intelligent Transport System that is not really helping any commuter, BMTC is now onto Smart Cards—that have been launched even before the pilot.

How a Sarjapura Road layout became free of water troubles

June 13, 2016 kpsingh

The story of water management in Rainbow Drive, Sarjapur Road has a lot of lessons for many layouts and neighborhoods trying to find a way out of water problems.

Mathai’s last 4 reports on BBMP’s illegal advertisement hoardings

June 12, 2016 News Desk

BBMP’s last Assistant Commissioner for Advertising K Mathai had submitted a series of reports on illegal hoardings in BBMP, to the Commissioner. Here are the last four reports.

What makes Bengaluru schools hike their fee?

June 9, 2016 Akshatha M

While there are examples of schools getting into profiteering mode, there are schools that need to recover the investment. The ‘charity’ tag for schools and the unscientific fee structure the government is proposing is not helping solve any problem.